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Flashcards in Accents Deck (6)
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1
Q

accent aigu - é

A

pronounce the “e” like “a” in date

2
Q

accent grave - è

A

pronounce the “e” like the “e” in jet

3
Q

accent circumflex - ê

A

does not change pronunciation, but can sometimes indicate that a letter has been omitted

4
Q

cédille - Ç

A

the tail under the “c” tells you to pronounce the letter like an “s”

5
Q

tréma - ë

A

sometimes we have two vowels side by side. if the trema appears over the second vowel, it tells us to pronounce each vowel separately

6
Q

what is NOT something that might happen when you add an accent to a word?

A

the word could disappear

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